Dennis Wise believes Chelsea are missing John Terry’s influence and that Gary Cahill has been unable to fill the void.

Cahill has taken over as Blues captain since Terry’s departure in the summer.

But Chelsea legend Wise says the England defender’s own poor form means he has not been able to guide other under-performing players through the team’s bad patch.

Speaking on Sky Sports News, Wise said: “He (Terry) was the leader of that group and I don’t think at the moment they have someone like that that has replaced him and is in there who can sort these problems out.

“You always have to have certain personnel within that group who can dig people out. That has to come within the players – not always the manager.